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You can make progress by listening to the greats and working on getting as close as you can that sound. As a doubler, I'm often called upon to sound like a bassoon on a bari sax. It can be done, but it took a lot of voicing practice. It that case, it was for a theater pit job and I changed my reeds ...

I really like this guide to recording a flute: http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/202.html While brass instruments almost always sound best when recorded with a ribbon microphone, the type of microphone you choose to record a flute may depend on the type of music you are recording....

If you get it playing, it will most certainly be a conversation piece amongst musicians if not the audience. Do let us know how it goes.

Both options are exciting, I suppose it depends upon how much money you have. Of three given here (including the last and most excellent repair the head joint suggestion) I chose to go with a custom flute head joint by McKenna. It didn't hurt that I got it on sale. My wife asked why I bought a new h...

A six year break ... pfft. :roll: I took an ~30 year break, came back, took lessons, joined a community band. Funny thing, I called to see if I could audition after about 5 months of lessons. The audition was, "Do you have an instrument?" I used the same method books and media I loved in school like...

Often a sub comes into our band playing an instrument that is so ugly it's beautiful ... if you know what I mean. Typically these are really good players who probably would sound good on almost any instrument. If your instrument works for you I can guarantee you that most of the audience won't know ...

Having read this thread I have one other suggestion for you to consider. Sitting with an instructor for a couple of sessions will save you a *lot* of time with the learning curve. Some of the challenges about learning a new instrument can't be intuited. Good luck!

Happy New Year indeed. It's time for some music making. Enjoy peeps.

My wife and I have Gemeinhardt 3shb flutes that we bought new from my current boss about 5 years ago for $300. Then I bought a custom McKenna flute head when Kessler & Son Music was clearing them out for $200. My wife asked me why I got a custom flute head so I add her play hers with the original an...

Yeah, they have a shirt like that for many instruments. Looks to be good quality. This one looks nice too:

http://www.zazzle.com/kokopelli_gets_do ... 5416012598

What does the teacher recommend? If it were my child I'd go with the newer instrument hoping it would last longer. Both of those instruments are fine instruments. If you ask the teacher, I'd love to hear what is recommended.

I always thought the CS was a student model. Would be nice if someone knew.

Well, I'd say over all a very nice sound. I would suggest in the future the background music not be so loud. There are some naturally found intonation problems on all instruments. Some of that can be fixed with some alternate fingerings. The rest is about lipping in such a manner as to bring the off...

An accidental over a trill sign is applied to the auxiliary note of the trill (the note above the main note written). The auxiliary note is usually one LETTER above the main. For example, if you have a written C, aux is D. The auxiliary, usually follows the key signature, or the immediate harmony of...

Getting a no-name flute is just an exercise in futility. Save yourself some grief and get something decent.